Japan vs Wales | International Rugby

Japan

Wales

Saturday 5 Jul 2025

Mikuni World Stadium, Fukuoka

Japan

Wales

Tries

Halatoa Vailea 69'

Ichigo Nakakusu 58'

Takuro Matsunaga 15'

Tom Rogers 21'

Penalty Try 19'

Ben Thomas 3'

Conversions

Seungsin Lee 70'; 59'; 16'

Sam Costelow 4'

Penalties

Seungsin Lee 63'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Shuntaro Kitamura

Out: Shinobu Fujiwara

78'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

70'

Halatoa Vailea

Try

69'

Joe Roberts

Out: Johnny Williams

67'

Liam Belcher

Out: Dewi Lake

67'

Seungsin Lee

Penalty

63'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

59'

Ichigo Nakakusu

Try

58'

Ben Gunter

Out: Amato Fakatava

56'

Tommy Reffell

Out: Taulupe Faletau

56'

Aaron Wainwright

Out: Josh MacLeod

56'

Waisake Raratubua

Out: Epineri Uluiviti

55'

Halatoa Vailea

Out: Malo Tuitama

50'

Gareth Thomas

Out: Nicky Smith

50'

Archie Griffin

Out: Keiron Assiratti

49'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Tom Rogers

Try

21'

Penalty Try

19'

Ichigo Nakakusu

Yellow Card

19'

Ichigo Nakakusu

Out: Takuro Matsunaga

18'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

16'

Takuro Matsunaga

Try

15'

Sam Costelow

Conversion

Ben Thomas

Try

James Ratti

Out: Ben Carter

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Top Performers

Ball Carries

T. Faletau

Ball Carries: 14

Tackles

M. Leitch

Tackles: 19

Points

S. Lee

Points: 9

Insights

International Rugby

Points per match

2020

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1011

Match Information

Mikuni World Stadium, Fukuoka

International Rugby

Saturday 5 Jul 2025

Mikuni World Stadium, Fukuoka

Japan

Wales

Tries

Halatoa Vailea 69'

Ichigo Nakakusu 58'

Takuro Matsunaga 15'

Tom Rogers 21'

Penalty Try 19'

Ben Thomas 3'

Conversions

Seungsin Lee 70'; 59'; 16'

Sam Costelow 4'

Penalties

Seungsin Lee 63'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Shuntaro Kitamura

Out: Shinobu Fujiwara

78'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

70'

Halatoa Vailea

Try

69'

Joe Roberts

Out: Johnny Williams

67'

Liam Belcher

Out: Dewi Lake

67'

Seungsin Lee

Penalty

63'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

59'

Ichigo Nakakusu

Try

58'

Ben Gunter

Out: Amato Fakatava

56'

Tommy Reffell

Out: Taulupe Faletau

56'

Aaron Wainwright

Out: Josh MacLeod

56'

Waisake Raratubua

Out: Epineri Uluiviti

55'

Halatoa Vailea

Out: Malo Tuitama

50'

Gareth Thomas

Out: Nicky Smith

50'

Archie Griffin

Out: Keiron Assiratti

49'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Tom Rogers

Try

21'

Penalty Try

19'

Ichigo Nakakusu

Yellow Card

19'

Ichigo Nakakusu

Out: Takuro Matsunaga

18'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

16'

Takuro Matsunaga

Try

15'

Sam Costelow

Conversion

Ben Thomas

Try

James Ratti

Out: Ben Carter

Start of First Half

Top Stats

3Tries3

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

128

115

Offload

Metres Gained

269

267

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

107

122

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 2 meetings

Won

International Rugby

International Rugby

Head to Head

Previous 2 meetings

Won

Last 2 Meetings

International Rugby

International Rugby

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Japan

Wales 22 - 31 Japan

12 Jul 2025 • International Rugby

Wales 24 - 19 Japan

5 Jul 2025 • International Rugby

England 59 - 14 Japan

24 Nov 2024 • International Rugby

Uruguay 36 - 20 Japan

16 Nov 2024 • International Rugby

France 52 - 12 Japan

9 Nov 2024 • International Rugby

Wales

Japan 22 - 31 Wales

12 Jul 2025 • International Rugby

Japan 24 - 19 Wales

5 Jul 2025 • International Rugby

England 14 - 68 Wales

15 Mar 2025 • Six Nations

Scotland 35 - 29 Wales

8 Mar 2025 • Six Nations

Ireland 18 - 27 Wales

22 Feb 2025 • Six Nations

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Yota Kamimori

Mamoru Harada

Syuhei Takeuchi

Epineri Uluiviti

Warner Dearns

Michael Leitch

Jack Cornelsen

Amato Fakatava

Shinobu Fujiwara

Seungsin Lee

Malo Tuitama

Shogo Nakano

Dylan Riley

Kippei Ishida

Takuro Matsunaga

Nicky Smith

Dewi Lake

Keiron Assiratti

Ben Carter

Teddy Williams

Alex Mann

Josh MacLeod

Taulupe Faletau

Kieran Hardy

Sam Costelow

Josh Adams

Ben Thomas

Johnny Williams

Tom Rogers

Blair Murray

Substitutes

Hayate Era

Sena Kimura

Keijiro Tamefusa

Waisake Raratubua

Ben Gunter

Shuntaro Kitamura

Ichigo Nakakusu

Halatoa Vailea

Liam Belcher

Gareth Thomas

Archie Griffin

James Ratti

Aaron Wainwright

Tommy Reffell

Rhodri Williams

Joe Roberts

Commentary

80’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

78’

Substitution on

Shuntaro Kitamura comes on.

78’

Substitution off

Shinobu Fujiwara comes off.

75’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Ichigo Nakakusu bursts through to advance the Japan attack.

70’

Conversion

Seungsin Lee has kicked a conversion.

69’

Try

Halatoa Vailea scores the try from close range.

67’

Substitution on

Wales make a substitution with Joe Roberts coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Wales make a substitution with Johnny Williams coming off.

67’

Substitution on

Wales make a substitution with Liam Belcher coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Wales make a substitution with Dewi Lake coming off.

67’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Halatoa Vailea took full advantage.

63’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty goal.

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Kippei Ishida goes through the gap.

59’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the conversion.

58’

Try

Great hands by Japan leads to a try for Ichigo Nakakusu

58’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Ichigo Nakakusu goes through the gap.

58’

Try assist

Seungsin Lee played a key part in that try.

56’

Substitution on

Ben Gunter comes on for Japan.

56’

Substitution off

Amato Fakatava leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Tommy Reffell comes on for Wales.

56’

Substitution off

Taulupe Faletau leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Aaron Wainwright comes on for Wales.

56’

Substitution off

Josh MacLeod leaves the field.

55’

Substitution on

Waisake Raratubua comes on for Japan.

55’

Substitution off

Epineri Uluiviti leaves the field.

50’

Substitution on

Halatoa Vailea comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Malo Tuitama comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Gareth Thomas comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Nicky Smith comes off.

49’

Substitution on

Wales decide to make a substitution, with Archie Griffin getting some game time.

49’

Substitution off

Wales decide to make a substitution, with Keiron Assiratti being replaced.

48’

Clean break

Seungsin Lee makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47’

Clean break

Shogo Nakano makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

36’

Drop Goal - Missed Right

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Sam Costelow will have to re-adjust the radar.

22’

Conversion

Sam Costelow takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.

21’

Try

A wonderful passing move by Wales is finished off by Tom Rogers

21’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Johnny Williams.

21’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Sam Costelow bursts through to advance the Wales attack.

19’

Penalty

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Wales.

19’

Yellow card

Ichigo Nakakusu (Japan) is shown a yellow card

18’

Substitution on

Japan make a substitution with Ichigo Nakakusu coming on.

18’

Substitution off

Japan make a substitution with Takuro Matsunaga coming off.

16’

Conversion

Seungsin Lee converts the try.

15’

Try

A series of passes by Japan results in a try for Takuro Matsunaga

15’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Kippei Ishida is finished off with a try.

15’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Kippei Ishida took full advantage.

9’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Blair Murray took full advantage.

4’

Conversion

Sam Costelow has kicked a conversion.

3’

Try

Great hands by Wales leads to a try for Ben Thomas

3’

Try assist

Taulupe Faletau sets up the try.

2’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Dewi Lake goes through the gap.

0’

Substitution on

James Ratti comes on.

0’

Substitution off

Ben Carter comes off.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

See All

Top Performers

Ball Carries

T. Faletau

Ball Carries: 14

Tackles

M. Leitch

Tackles: 19

Points

S. Lee

Points: 9

Insights

International Rugby

Points per match

2020

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1011

Match Information

Mikuni World Stadium, Fukuoka

International Rugby